C64 musician Ben Daglish passes away

Ben Daglish, talented musician and master of the C64 SID has passed away tragically following his battle with cancer. He was only 52.

Ben’s talent and creativity with the Commodore 64 SID chip would earn him a reputation as one of the best VGM composers of his day, and he performed in numerous live concerts and stage performances dedicated to video game music.

Ben’s work became the soundtrack to so many of our childhoods, with a portfolio including Switchblade, Pac-Mania and many other classic titles on the Commodore 64, as well as compositions for several other platforms.

Arguably his most famous work, however, would be the co-creation of the soundtrack for The Last Ninja with fellow SIDician Anthony Lees, also no longer with us.

Tributes to Ben have been flooding social media, posted by the many fans keen to remember a man who, knowingly or not, played a huge part in so many of our childhoods – he will be sadly missed.